Business

(L-R) Biopax's Liam O’Connor and Terry Cross, Invest NI's Mel Chittock, and MP Paul Maskey. Image: Invest NI

Green packaging start-up to create 169 jobs

A new green packaging business owned by former Delta Print and Packaging chairman Terry Cross is set to create 169 jobs.

The Condat mill reorganisation project will see activity on PM4 ceased

Lecta to cease CWF production at Condat

Lecta is set to cease production on PM4 at its​ Condat mill due to “the strong decline in the graphic paper market”.

The Bank of England's interest rate hikes have made it difficult to borrow money

Small businesses suffer interest-rate insolvencies

The number of insolvencies in the UK rose rapidly in May 2023 after a brief dip in April, with small businesses particularly badly affected.

Stora Enso: Planned restructure will strengthen long-term competitiveness

Stora Enso restructure to cut 1,150 jobs

Stora Enso is planning a restructure that, combined with previously initiated negotiations in its Packaging Materials division, would result in around 1,150 job losses.

Headley: "It’s very important to me that the business carries on very successfully"

Go Inspire CEO Patrick Headley to retire

Go Inspire Group CEO Patrick Headley is stepping down after 30 years at the company.

Rice-Jones: Other commitments demanding more time. Image: De La Rue

Another De La Rue non-exec steps down

De La Rue is searching for another new non-executive director after Margaret Rice-Jones advised that she will be stepping down to focus on her other commitments.

News from the South Wales Guardian featured in this week's Welwyn Hatfield Times

Local newspaper suffers ‘printing error’

A Hertfordshire newspaper published by Newsquest has had two pages from another of the publisher’s titles included by mistake in what has been called a ‘printing error’.

The report found that annual expenditure on door drops has remained virtually flat

Door drop volume and spend remain stable

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA UK) and JICMail’s latest research on the door drop industry has found that volumes and spend remained stable “despite a largely unpredictable year for businesses...

The freehold facility involves a 58,268sqm factory on a 50-acre site

Prinovis UK site up for sale

A ‘for sale’ sign has been hoisted at the Prinovis UK site in Liverpool, as the gravure printer prepares to cease production at the end of this month.

Several major UK businesses fell victim to the cyber attack

Adare SEC hit by cyber attack

Integrated communications provider Adare SEC was one of several major UK businesses to fall victim to a large cyber attack earlier this month.